Liu Chu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Liu Chu (刘楚)
Alias(es)	Black Dragon Blade Lord
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Black Dragon Gang (leader); Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall (disciple)
Occupation/Role	Martial artist; gang leader; blade-master; protector to Ye Luofeng during the Blade Snatching Grand Competition
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dragon-Tiger Combat Technique — Minor Success	4	Reaches the introductory level of stance training and practices alongside the martial arts hall apprentices.
Ninth Grade Skin Refining Realm	10	Breaks into the ranked realms; his skin becomes tougher and more resilient.
Dragon-Tiger Combat Technique — Great Completion	12	Defeats veteran Skin Refining disciple Xu Liyuan in three moves.
Dragon-Tiger Combat Technique — Perfected; Yanglian Technique — Great Success; Broken Gate Blade — Minor Success	18	Mobilizes four strands of blood energy and can overwhelm martial artists of the same realm.
Duanmen Saber Technique — Perfected	36	Possesses two perfected martial arts, alongside his perfected Combat Technique.
Blood-Qi Limit Break	52	Breaks the blood-energy limit, doubling his strength.
Blade Momentum — 2%	72	Develops Blade Momentum through continued blade-technique practice; has perfected seven listed martial arts and brought Lieyan Blade Technique to Great Success.
Bone Refining Realm; Copper Skin; Jade Tendon	72	Has mastered two nourishing practices, possesses ten strands of blood-qi power, and begins tempering Jade Tendons.
True Qi; Yiwei Dujiang — Minor Achievement	75	Cultivates True Qi through the Jinding Technique, enabling long-range blade attacks; improves his movement technique.
Golden Bell Body	81	Combines Copper Skin, Jade Tendon, and Golden Bell Body to withstand several attacks from an ordinary Organ Refining martial artist.
Jinding Body — Minor Success; Wind-Thunder Blade Art — Minor Success	92	His pale-golden defensive body can withstand encirclement; rapidly advances the Neizhuang blade art in three days.
Wind-Thunder Blade Art — Great Success	96	States that he can likely kill an ordinary Organ Refining expert in one strike.
Blade Momentum — First Realm: Qi Refining into Gang	110	Transforms blade energy into Blade Gang after defeating the Blood Sun Precious Blade’s Blade Momentum illusion.
Wind-Thunder Blade Art — Perfected; Blade Momentum — 40%	113	Perfects the Neizhuang blade art after the Blade Snatching Grand Competition.
Organ Refining Realm	120	Reaches the Organ Refining Realm while continuing his campaign against Xing Butou and the Lingjian Sect.
Wind-Thunder Blade Art — Perfected; Blood Fiend Heavenly Demon Art — Second Layer; Jinding Technique — Perfected; Overlord Thirteen Slashes — Great Success	129	Breaks through four stages in succession while preparing to confront the Lingjian Sect.
Overlord Thirteen Slashes — Perfected; Blade Momentum — 54%	142	Perfects Overlord Thirteen Slashes, though its contribution to Blade Momentum becomes increasingly limited.

Background

Liu Chu began as the impoverished son of a fisherman. Unable to rely on wealth or family standing, he regarded martial training as his chance to change his fate and worked through the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall’s harsh practice regimen despite the cost of food and cultivation resources. 4 11

Yang Wenhuai initially considered Liu Chu’s innate aptitude average and expected his background to make a rapid breakthrough unlikely. Liu Chu instead entered the Ninth Grade Skin Refining Realm within the expected three-month period, relying on exceptional comprehension and diligence to overcome his weaker natural foundation. 11 12 36

After rising through the hall, Liu Chu became leader of the Black Dragon Gang. He earned the loyalty of its members by listening to gang affairs, reassuring subordinate leaders, and retaliating decisively when gang members were harmed. 23 31

His public reputation later became inseparable from the masked identity of the Black Dragon Blade Lord. Under that name, he slaughtered powerful opponents, defeated the Three-Hatred Blade Lord, and became a legendary figure in Zhaojiang City before the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall disciples connected the identity to Liu Chu. 113 130 133

Appearance

Liu Chu is commonly seen in black clothing with a long blade at his waist. When acting as the Black Dragon Blade Lord, he wears a Black Dragon Mask. 45 110 130

• Dresses in familiar black attire. 34 130
• Carries a long saber/blade at his waist. 21 110
• Uses a Black Dragon Mask while operating under his alias. 45 110
• His Jinding Body manifests as a pale-golden sheen and golden tripod-like patterns across his skin. 92

Personality

Liu Chu is driven, practical, and intensely focused on gaining strength. He sees martial cultivation as necessary for survival, wealth, and freedom of action, and consistently prioritizes resources, techniques, and opportunities that improve his combat ability. 10 48 84

Despite his rapid rise, he usually remains calm under pressure. He speaks little in battle, assesses opponents accurately, and avoids relying on prolonged fights when decisive killing strikes are available. 21 59 81

He is cautious rather than reckless. After killing multiple Organ Cleansing Realm experts, he still postpones his assault on the Lingjian Sect until he has further perfected his techniques and secret art. 129

Liu Chu can be respectful toward seniors and allies, particularly Yang Wenhuai, but he is ruthless toward enemies who threaten him, his associates, or his objectives. 11 60 93

Abilities & Skills

Exceptional Comprehension

Liu Chu possesses extraordinary comprehension despite repeatedly being judged to have average or poor natural aptitude. His Attribute Panel records a comprehension multiplier that rises from eightfold to sixteenfold after sacrifices. 12 36 72 91

• Learns and perfects external blade techniques in as little as one or two days after reaching higher levels of mastery. 98
• Uses perfected techniques as foundations to rapidly understand related arts. 49 92
• Improved comprehension after obtaining the Treasure Fish King. 84
• Can make major breakthroughs through combat or sudden insight. 49

Blade Mastery

Liu Chu’s primary combat specialty is blade technique. He combines speed, precise timing, linked attacks, and overwhelming force to end battles within a few exchanges. 21 46 93

• Has perfected numerous blade arts, including Dragon-Tiger Blade-Breaking, Thunderclap, Jintao, Jingfeng, Nulong, and Wind-Thunder Blade Art. 72 113 129
• Defeated Gu Heng and Xu Liyuan in three moves each. 6 11
• Killed the Three Friends of Songling—three Bone Refining experts—in four strikes. 58
• Killed the White Lotus Man, an Organ Refining expert, in three blade strikes. 93
• Defeated the Organ Refining blade-master Zhong Jia with a casual single strike. 99 100

Blade Momentum and Blade Gang

Liu Chu develops Blade Momentum by studying and perfecting blade techniques. It enhances his attacks into a force capable of suppressing opponents above his cultivation realm. 72 73

• Reaches the first realm, Qi Refining into Gang, in the Ye Family Blade Grotto. 110
• Transforms blade energy into Blade Gang, drastically increasing its destructive power. 110
• Uses Blade Gang to shred volleys of arrows before they can approach within three feet of him. 123
• His first-realm Blade Momentum allows him to suppress ordinary Organ Cleansing Realm experts without using a secret technique. 122

Jinding Technique and Hard-Body Cultivation

The Jinding Technique produces True Qi and supports the Jinding Body, a defensive art that strengthens Liu Chu’s body to an extraordinary degree. 36 75

• Copper Skin and Jade Tendon grant substantial physical resilience. 72 75
• Golden Bell Body enables him to endure several attacks from an ordinary Organ Refining expert, though not indefinitely. 81
• Jinding Body produces a pale-golden, metallic defense that can negate an Organ Refining expert’s sword strike. 92 93
• At higher mastery, his physical strength is sufficient to overwhelm an ordinary Organ Cleansing martial artist. 128

True Qi and Movement

After cultivating True Qi through the Jinding Technique, Liu Chu can enhance his blade attacks and strike at range. 75 81

• Shatters an opponent’s True Qi and wounds him with ranged golden blade energy. 81
• Uses Yiwei Dujiang to run across water and pursue fleeing enemies. 58 81
• Recognizes that movement technique remains important when pursuing higher-realm opponents. 73

Blood Fiend Heavenly Demon Art

A three-layer secret technique obtained from Hu blade users. 113

• Reaches the first layer shortly after obtaining it. 113
• Uses the art and Annihilation Wind-Thunder Slash to kill the Lingjian Sect’s Second Elder and three other mid-third-grade experts. 117
• Advances to the second layer while preparing for the Lingjian Sect expedition. 129
• Treats it as a powerful but risky last resort, alongside the Black Demon Pill. 129

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Long blade — Liu Chu’s principal weapon; frequently infused with True Qi and Blade Momentum. 21 81
• Black Dragon Mask — Mask worn while acting as the Black Dragon Blade Lord. 45 110
• Fish-scale armor — Hidden by a previous Black Dragon Gang leader and used during the assault on the Li Family. 44
• Jingfeng Blade Technique manual — Acquired after destroying the Li Family. 48
• Yiwei Dujiang — Movement technique taken from the Three Friends of Songling. 58
• Lingxu Technique fragment — Incomplete Neizhuang technique obtained at Hutou Mountain. 58
• Chiyang Technique — Neizhuang technique found on Wen Jiu’s body. 68
• Wind-Thunder Blade Art — Neizhuang blade art received from Zhao Changpeng. 91
• Overlord Thirteen Slashes — Neizhuang blade technique given by Ye Luofeng as payment for protection. 100
• Black Demon Pill — Kept as a last-resort item. 129

Relationships

• Yang Wenhuai — Master at the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall; recognizes Liu Chu’s comprehension, teaches him advanced techniques, and later joins his planned campaign against the Lingjian Sect. 11 36 130
• Han Qi — Longtime friend and loyal Black Dragon Gang associate; struggles to reconcile Liu Chu’s rise from fisherman to gang leader but remains close to him. 24 71 75
• Chen He — Friend and supportive fellow disciple; provides information and treats Liu Chu kindly from their early days at the hall. 14 19 68
• Luo Qingyue — Senior sister and fellow disciple; initially fights Liu Chu, later trusts his strength and becomes increasingly certain that he is the Black Dragon Blade Lord. 18 56 130
• Ye Luofeng — Ye Family heir whom Liu Chu protects during the Blade Snatching Grand Competition in exchange for Overlord Thirteen Slashes; their partnership is founded on mutual respect. 100 110 113
• Ruan Seventeen — Companion and subordinate who assists Liu Chu with looting and accompanies him into danger; admires his growth and strength. 113 122 129
• Zhao Changpeng — Zhao Family head who alternates between seeking Liu Chu’s aid and fearing his growing power. 91 96 122

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall

Liu Chu enters the martial arts hall as a poor apprentice, rapidly rises through stance training and the Dragon-Tiger Combat Technique, and defeats established disciples in three moves. His unexpected breakthrough to Skin Refining earns Yang Wenhuai’s attention. 4 6 11 12

Black Dragon Gang and Li Family Conflict

After becoming Black Dragon Gang leader, Liu Chu consolidates the gang, acquires blade manuals, and wages a one-man campaign against the Li Family. He kills the Li Family Great Elder and storms the family estate in Black Dragon attire. 23 44 45 48

Rescue at Hutou Mountain

Liu Chu joins Luo Qingyue in rescuing Yang Wenhuai from Hutou Mountain. He kills six Tendon Refining opponents and defeats the three Bone Refining Three Friends of Songling alone. 56 58 59

Hundred Islands Stronghold and Treasure Fish King

Liu Chu investigates the Hundred Islands Stronghold’s connection to gangs in Zhaojiang City and the Treasure Fish King. He defeats and later kills Qiao Han, an Organ Refining expert, after developing True Qi and stronger defenses. 71 75 81

White Lotus Sect War

Liu Chu becomes a key force against the White Lotus Sect, exchanging martial services for rare techniques and repeatedly killing Organ Refining experts. He later walks alone into an army camp, destroys volleys of arrows with Blade Gang, and slaughters enemy soldiers. 91 93 96 122 123

Ye Family Blade Snatching Grand Competition

As Ye Luofeng’s protector, Liu Chu defeats Zhong Jia, enters the Blade Grotto, and transforms Blade Momentum into Qi Refining into Gang. Ye Luofeng wins the succession competition and the Ye Family treats Liu Chu as an honored guest. 100 110 113

Conflict with the Lingjian Sect

The Lingjian Sect identifies Liu Chu as a grave future threat. He kills its Second Elder and three other mid-third-grade experts, then continues preparing for a direct confrontation alongside Yang Wenhuai. 114 117 129 130

Trivia

• Liu Chu’s earliest major victories over Gu Heng and Xu Liyuan were both achieved in exactly three moves. 6 11
• He initially had trouble affording the food and resources needed for martial training. 4 10
• His reputation as the Black Dragon Blade Lord became so exaggerated that fellow disciples initially considered it absurd to connect the legend to him. 130
• He treats fighting one-on-one against an Organ Refining expert as trivial by the time he defeats Zhong Jia. 100